My thoughts on... How to be Famous by Caitlin Moran

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(5/5)

"How to be Famous" is a feminist coming-of-age novel. It tells us the story of Johanna, a nineteen years old girl from Wolverhampton, England, that belongs to a working class family in the 90s. She decides to move to London to earn money for herself and for her family by writing articles in a music magazine and to transform herself into a new person, a confident brave girl that will fit better into London's society.

We follow Johanna on her adventures and misadventures trying to survive in a male predominant society, in the 90s and in the pop music industry of Great Britain. Luckily she will find a group of friends that will remind her of who she is, what she likes and what she doesn't like and how she will not tolerate to be treated by men.

The title, "How to be Famous", is not because she wants to be famous. "How to be Famous" is how she names a series of articles she writes to teach his male best friend how to treat his young girl fans, often thought as loud and crazy women.

I read "How to build a girl" at the beginning of 2020 (my review here). I really liked it but since I read it in English it was a little bit difficult for me to understand it's humor and cultural references. I have just finished reading "How to be famous" in Spanish (Cómo ser famosa) and I enjoyed it a lot more because I could empathise with the main character which was a huge part of the experience of this book.

This is the actual book I read and took from the library